We chat to Joe from Village Books, the new shop selling books, magazines, and publications in the Northern Quarter
Deputy Books Editor Ava Innes reviews Lauren Elkin’s new book No. 91/92: Notes on a Parisian Commute
We’ve come up with some books swaps to help you find a book you’re going to love based on your old favourites
Five book suggestions to warm you up as the weather gets colder and to give you some stocking filler ideas
In light of recent news, Victoria Roberts explains why Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates is an essential read
The Books Section choose their favourite spooky reads for Halloween
Miriam Jarvis considers how My Body Keeps Your Secrets and The Way We Survive explore what trauma leaves behind and the idea of the ‘false self’
Aileen and Victoria have a chat about Sally Rooney’s latest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You
Florrie Evans considers her favourite Mancunian writers, from Authors who have written the classics, to contemporary poets
Bernadine Evaristo is announced to be the next president of the Royal Society of Literature. The Mancunion reviews her Manifesto
Does Hamnet, the prize-winning novel by Maggie O’Farrell, deserve all the praise?
Hannah Wellock talks to Shyemah El-Azzabi, UoM’s very own BookTokker about her BookTok
We test out some different sofas across Manchester to find which ones are the best to read on
Hannah Wellock delves into whether Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love is worth all the hype
Aileen Loftus reviews Cherie Jones’ debut novel How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House this Black History Month
Ava Innes takes a look at How to be an Antiracist, the bestselling work of MacArthur recipient Ibram X Kendi
Aileen Loftus reviews Shon Faye’s new title The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice, after hearing Faye speak about the book
Books editor Aileen Loftus takes a look at which campus novels accurately reflect student life, from Normal People to A Secret History
